Author: Ursa
Date: 2017-05-15 12:04
1. The Legeres demand very precise placement on the mouthpiece. However, since one can see the mouthpiece rails through the reed, it doesn't take much practice to get a Legere on the sweet spot, every time. The standard Legeres can soften up as they are played and can respond unpredictably if this happens. This likely won't be a concern for your son at this stage--but if he joins, say, a pep band next year and is playing everything at fortissimo, he should have multiple Legeres to rotate through during a playing session.
2. The standard Legeres sound particularly nice on the Yamaha YCL-20 clarinet in my studio and have played well on the Yamaha 3 mouthpiece that was once in my rotation--so I wouldn't hesitate to audition the Legeres on your son's Yamaha equipment.
I find the standard 2.25 Legere to approximate the strength of a Blue Box 2.0. If I were you, I'd get two each of the 2.25 and 2.5 strengths. That way, he could rotate the reeds in his preferred strength as needed. Once he's getting good results from the 2.5, you could swap out the 2.25's for 2.75's.
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